Removal of materials during the Household Hazardous Waste Sweep will be limited.

How do I report a tree hazard? If you suspect a hazardous situation is present due to trees or branches in close proximity to power lines, please contact us at We will report the issue to our Vegetation Management team to investigate.

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Visit our Trees and Power Line Safety page for more information. Visit our Stay Safe Around. 1. Look up before planting or pruning trees and work at a safe distance by keeping yourself and tools at least 10 feet away from power lines at all times.

2. Stay away from downed power lines and call if you see a downed line. 3. If you plan to prune trees near power lines or your service wire, electric qualified tree contractor our pruning guidelines below. Only line. Through this program, customers can request the removal of wood from qualifying hazard trees PG&E cuts down.

PG&E contractors will haul away and dispose of the wood that is greater than 4” in diameter. The wood being removed from fire-impacted areas is generally not commercially viable, but PG&E's contractors will often turn this woody debris into chips to be used for bio-fuel or mulch.

Get answers to frequently asked questions. Trees that fall into power lines can cause outages and be a serious hazard.

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To prevent tree-related outages and accidents, we provide property owners and professional tree workers with a broad range of information and services. PG&E Hazardous Tree Removal Efforts.

PG&E is finished felling thousands of dead and dying trees in the burn areas that could contact power lines. The utility’s free wood hauling program for qualifying logs that PG&E felled is still active. Go to PG&E’s website for more stumppruning.barted Reading Time: 5 mins.